Maternal COVID-19 as a potential risk for autism: Supplemental funding for ongoing pregnancy cohorts

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Grant Name

Funder

Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative (SFARI)

Simons Foundation

Country or Region

United States

Research Field

Autism

Child or Maternal Health

COVID-19

Neurological Disorders

Pregnancy

Deadline

March 12, 2022 (Expired)

Grant Size

Upper $400,000USD The maximum budget is $250,000 for projects recruiting at a single site, and $400,000 for projects recruiting at two or more sites.

Contact Info

ScienceRFA@simonsfoundation.org

Administrative inquiries sfgrants@simonsfoundation.org

Scientific inquiries and requests sciencerfa@simonsfoundation.org

Description

Several prospective pregnancy cohorts, across multiple continents, are being recruited during the COVID-19 pandemic. These cohorts afford the opportunity to better understand the impact of maternal infection and inflammation on risk for neurodevelopmental conditions such as autism. Prior animal studies suggest that the risk of adverse outcomes is related to specific T-cell subpopulations, which may be sensitized by the intestinal microbiome. Therefore, SFARI believes that biospecimen collection in the pandemic pregnancy cohorts should include maternal blood for both peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) and cytokine assays, as well as cord blood collection at birth. SFARI is offering this request for applications (RFA) because many of the cohorts that SFARI has queried collect maternal blood at only one or two timepoints, and almost none of the cohorts collect stool specimens. A majority of the cohorts lack child follow-up beyond a few months of age, though some are able to ascertain child outcomes through the use of medical registry data. Keywords Autism Child or Maternal Health COVID-19 Neurological Disorders Pregnancy Upcoming Deadlines Recurrence of Opportunity:This call is repeated once a year.

Website

https://www.sfari.org/grant/maternal-covid-19-as-a-potential-risk-for-autism-supplemental-funding-for-ongoing-pregnancy-cohorts-request-for-applications/

Funding resources
Purdue Grant Writing Lab: Introduction to Grant Writing	Open Link
University of Wisconsin Writing Center: Planning and Writing a Grant Proposal	Open Link

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